Star Clusters Megapays Slot Review

Star Clusters Megapays Slot Overview

Star Clusters Megapays is a new casino slot from Big Time Gaming based on Star Clusters Megaclusters but with higher volatility and even higher wins. This new release has the same Megasclusters mechanic that splits all winning symbols in the 4X4-grid into four positions, making way for up to 64 symbols to hit the screen. While in the free spins feature, the grid can expand from 8X8 to 16X16, holding up to 256 symbols. The Star Clusters Megapays is also equipped with a progressive Mega Jackpot with a minimum win of €300000. Now let’s have a deeper look at this video slot that looks like it is floating in space, just waiting to explode in high wins.

Star Clusters Megapays is a video slot from Big Time Gaming. It has 4 reels and 4 rows that can expand up to 16 each in the free spins feature. The Min.bet is 0.20 and the Max.bet is 20 in this game with very high volatility. The game’s RTP is 96.27% and the max win is 27050X the bet, apart from the progressive Mega Jackpot that starts at €300000.

Within this game there are some exciting features that quickly can change the conditions and make the slot spit out enormous wins. The features are Megacluster Reactions, Wild Symbols, Gold Wild Multiplier, Free Spins, and Megapays containing the Mega Jackpot.

Star Clusters Megapays Slot Information

This game looks almost the same as its predecessor, the Star Clusters Megaclusters. We have a background with changing lights and the grid on top in what seems to be an endless floating space. To the right are the buttons for putting the bet, starting spinning, seeing the paytable, and adjusting the auto spins. On top of the reels is the Gold Wild Multiplier which increases its value whenever a Gold Wild is part of a win. The only new detail from the previous game is four counters to the left of the reels, telling how much there is in the pot of the jackpots Mini, Midi, Major, and Mega.

The 4 reels and 4 rows can expand up to 8X8 in the base game and 16X16 in the free spins. To make a win, you’ll need to land 5 or more of the same symbols in a cluster, connecting either horizontally or vertically. Whenever you hit a win, every winning symbol is replaced by 4 smaller symbols, making it possible to hit cascading wins. If there’s a new win with the smaller symbols, they vanish into the air while new symbols of the same size drop down from the top of the screen. This reaction goes on until there are no more wins.

The symbols in this game are all gemstones except the two wild stars. The lower-paying ones are turquoise, yellow, orange, and green. They pay between 0.1X-0.15X for landing 5 of the same. By landing 25 or more, you’ll win 10X-50X your bet. The more valuable stones are blue, red, and purple, paying from 0.2X to 1X for 5 of the same. They all pay 50X the bet if you land 25 or more in a cluster. The regular Wild symbol is a rainbow-colored star, substituting all gemstones. The extra valuable Wild symbol is a golden star, substituting all symbols and increasing the Gold Wild Multiplier whenever it’s part of a win.    

Star Clusters Megapays Slot Features

What is the max win in the slot Star Clusters Megapays?

You can win up to 27050X the bet + Jackpots.

What features are available in the slot Star Clusters Megapays?

The features are Megacluster Reactions, Wild Symbols, Gold Wild Multiplier, Free Spins, and Megapays with the Mega Jackpot of a minimum of €300000.

Megacluster Reactions

This game's 4 reels and 4 rows can double up to 8X8 in the base game, and 16X16 in the Free Spins, thanks to the Megacluster Reactions. The winning symbols disappear whenever you hit a win, and 4 smaller symbols in 2X2 grids replace every one of them. This enables up to 64 symbols in the base game. If the new symbols can create a win, on their own or together with symbols already on the grid, they will also vanish, and a new set of small symbols will rain down from above. Every winning reaction is part of the same spin as long as new wins are made. By making 5 consecutive reactions, you activate the Free Spins feature. Symbols of all sizes make up wins as long as they connect horizontally or vertically.  

Wild Symbols

This game comes with two Wild Symbols, depicted by different stars. The regular one is rainbow-colored with a black background. It substitutes all gemstones, but it doesn’t substitute the Gold Wild. The Gold Wild is golden with a color-changing background as you can guess by its name. Up to two Gold Wilds can appear simultaneously, and if the symbol is part of a win, it also affects the Gold Wild Multiplier.

Gold Wild Multiplier

The Gold Wild Multiplier sits on top of the slot, telling the player how much the next Gold Wild Win will be multiplied with. The multiplier starts at X1 and increases by +1 for every win containing a Gold Wild. The multiplier will reset when no more wins are made, unless the Free Spins are triggered, in which it remains

Free Spins

The Free Spins are triggered whenever you make 5 or more consecutive wins on 1 spin. There are two Free Spins meters at the sides of the reels, adding up blue bars for every Megacluster reaction until you hit the free spins. The 5 reactions will give you 2 free spins, and you’ll get an extra for every consecutive reaction over 5.

When the free spins are activated, the reels change into an 8X8 grid, opening up more winning combinations. Just as in the main game, every symbol that participates in a win will be replaced by 4 new symbols. That means that the free spins grid can expand to 16X16 with 256 symbols. Another helpful thing in the free spins is that the Gold Wild Multiplier never resets between the spins. In fact, it will start on the number it ended up on when you activated the free spins and continue on every Gold Wild Win during the whole feature. You also get 2 extra free spins every time you reach a multiple of 10 on the multiplier.

Megapays

This feature can bring you any of the four Jackpots, with the biggest one holding a €300000 guaranteed win. The Megapays feature can be triggered at any time, and the chance to activate it is bigger the higher the bet. The feature starts by randomly picking any of the play cards: 9, 10, J, Q, K, or A – and the chosen card will be what you should aim for during the rest of the feature.

The space-looking scene from the main game is long gone, and we are now looking at a 6X7-grid in front of a shining casino. The slot spins the reels containing the six mentioned play cards, and if one or more of your special symbols ends up on the grid, they are locked to the bottom of their reels while all other symbols disappear. The reels continue to spin as long as you hit at least one of your symbols every time. The game is over when you don’t land any of your special symbols on a spin, or when you hit the Mega Jackpot. This is how many symbols you’ll need to get the different jackpots:

4-7 symbols = Mini Jackpot

8-11 symbols = Midi Jackpot

12-14 symbols = Major Jackpot

15 or more symbols = Mega Jackpot

All the jackpots are progressive, which means that every player contributes to a pot that grows bigger and bigger until someone wins the jackpot. You can see the actual pot of all the jackpots in the counter to the left of the reels. The Mega Jackpot has a guaranteed minimum payout of €300000, but it can grow significantly bigger.

Star Clusters Megapays Slot Conclusion

This game is very similar to its forerunner, the Star Clusters Megaclusters. There are some minor differences in the value of the symbols; the higher-paying ones pay more in this version. The big difference, though, is for sure the Mega Jackpot that could turn out to be a fantastic win. The game has also gone from med/high volatility to very high volatility. The result of the increased volatility means that you can win and lose money much faster than in the previous game.

This game is excellent both for players of the forerunner, who are looking for even more action, and for people who have never heard about Megaclusters but want an exciting game where a lot can happen in a short time. If you’re new to the Megaclusters, it can take a while to get the hang of it, and if you have poor vision, it can be really tricky to follow what’s going on, especially in the free spins when over 200 symbols can cover the screen. Also, if you are one of those who thinks that there’s no reason to hope for a jackpot considering the small odds, you might want to play the original game instead without having to contribute parts of your stake to the pot.

The Star Clusters Megapays has an RTP of 96.27%, which is considered on the better side for a video slot. It’s not as good as its forerunner, though, with a really high RTP of 96.54%. If you don’t want to play for a lot of money, you can start playing on bets as low as 0.20, and the more adventurous players can put up to 20 at stake. Apart from the jackpots, this game has a max win of 27050X the bet, a few thousand higher than its precursor.

The Star Clusters Megapays from Big Time Gaming is an intense, highly volatile game with an increasing number of symbols and a Mega Jackpot that can pay €millions.